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Tai Cho kung fu of Zhu Yuanzhang 1st Ming Emperor 1368 AD also known as Ming Hong Quan 洪拳(great fist).For its powerfuland explosive techniques.It was during his time that southern martial arts developed extensively to became distinctly separate from northern martial art.

Lohan boxingof South Shaolin, for its hand speed and boxing combinations

Monkey Kung Fu for its strong, sturdy footworks, that allows great mobility and flexibility.

Goh or Ngo Cho Kun is the ethnic words of the Hokkian language or Min Nan Hua that is predominantly spoken in Fujian province and Taiwan, this language is also widely spoken in South East Asian countries where many early ethnic Hokkians migrated during the 18th – 20th century to Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and in the Philippines it is also known as “Lan Nang Hue” (our language).Goh Cho Kun meaning Five Ancestors Fist in Mandarin it is pronounce as Wu Zu Quan (Chuan) at times in Hokkian the word Goh is also spell as Ngo the reason for this is because of the different Hokkian ethnicity that have a slight difference in pronunciation the Chinese characters are all the same it is written 五祖拳

To understand the origin of Ngo Cho Kun one has to go back to the time of the 1st Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang (Chu Yuan-chang) 朱元璋 he was a great warrior that led a rebellion against the Mongols (Yuan dynasty) defeating the Mongols he established the Ming dynasty in 1369. It was during the Ming dynasty that southern martial art specifically in Fujian province will expand to new level and history.

The Tai Cho martial art system that was developed during the Song dynasty 960 -1279 AD by the Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤, he was known to be a great martial artist will become a reputable martial art style representing the martial and imperial prowess of the emperor’s dynasty its formation and formulation an amalgamation of all the best known martial kung fu that existed during that time the Tai Zu or Tai Cho system of the Emperor Song consisted mainly of known northern kung fu styles. When the Mongols invaded and conquered China defeating and over throwing the Song dynasty replacing it with the Yuan dynasty in 1279 most Chinese people would never accept the Yuan they consider them foreigners, bandits and an occupying force the Song Tai Zu martial art would go underground and will find its way to south China.

In 1368 China will be liberated from the Mongols by Zhu Yuanzhang( Chu Yuan Chang) 朱元璋he will establish the Ming dynasty, once again China will be under Chinese rule and Tai Zu martial art system will evolved to represent this liberation and to honor the Ming dynasty, Tai Zu martial system was reintroduced with modified, expanded new fighting techniques that emphasized more on short range, heavy conditioning in training and application of fighting skills for the battlefield, development and utilization of powerful and explosive techniques it would become known as Ming Hung Quan明洪拳(Ming Great Fist). At the same time the Song Tai Zu martial art system will continue to exist and would be known as太祖长拳 “Tai Zu Chang Chuan” (emperor long fist). The Song Tai Zu and Ming Tai Zu will separately have their own history and martial development independent from each other this difference is clearly evident to this day.

The Ming Hung Tai Zu martial art system would expand mostly in the south especially in Fujian province in 1644 when the Manchurians invaded and conquered China replacing the Ming with the Qing dynasty the training in Ming Tai Zu martial art will intensify in Fujian province as they get ready to resist the Qing. The last Ming official to militarily resist the Qing was Admiral Zheng Cheng Gong 鄭成功, in the west he is known as Koxinga.

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Admiral Zheng Cheng Gong the last Ming official to militarily resist the Qing forces.

Admiral Zheng would expel the Dutch from Taiwan and establish a strong naval base with his naval superiority Admiral Zheng would be successful in holding off the Qing army advances towards Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwan. His death in 1661 of malaria would proof to be very costly to the Ming forces, without a good leader to replace him the Ming forces would soon be forced to surrender to the Qing others would continue to resist forming secret societies to undermine and plot against the Qing the death of Admiral Zheng would mark the total end of the Ming dynasty.

Ming Hung Tai Zu would continue to be practiced as a symbol of resistance to the Qing with the hope for the restoration of the Ming dynasty or the liberation of China from the foreign rule of the Qing. In 1911 the secret societies will succeed in over throwing the Qing and establish a modern China led by Dr. Sun Yet Sen 孫逸仙base on the three principle San Min Zhu Yi 三民主義 they are: 1. 民族主義 Minzu meaning Nationalism a government for the people of the people. 2. 民權主義, Mingquan meaning Democracy a free government elected by the people a government with check and balance between the legislative, judiciary and executive branches of government and 3. 民生主義 Minsheng meaning Social Justice education, jobs, land reform and right to private ownership and commerce.

After the Qing have fully conquered northern China in 1661 many Ming loyalists, family members and military officials retreated to the south some will seek refuge inside the south Shaolin and other Buddhist and Taoist temples in Quanzhou and other parts of Fujian, they started to train in martial arts and will use those temples as a base to conduct anti Qing movements. In the south resistance against the Qing will be intense it was during this time that southern martial arts expanded mainly to train the southerners to fight off the Qing invaders and try to restore the Ming dynasty back to power the famous slogan would be反清复明, fan Qing, fu Ming “destroy the Qing restore the Ming”.

In 1734 the Qing decided to attack and destroy the Shaolin temple killing almost all of the inhabitants in the monastery, although there were other temples that were sheltering rebels and teaching martial art Shaolin temple was single out mainly because of the large number of rebels in the temple and Shaolin’s history allying with the Ming plus the Qing wanting to use the destruction of the Shaolin temple as an example to all other temples if they continue to resist they will be destroy as well.

Five Shaolin masters survived the massacre their martial art back ground consist of Tai Cho and other Shaolin boxing these five survivors will scatter all over south China and start teaching their martial art skills to the general publicthe fist form that will be attributed to them will be known as Ngo Cho Kun “Five Ancestors Fist”. These Five kung fu master’s propagation of martial art will lead to the development andbirth of other southern kung fu styles such as Choy Li Fat, Hung Gar, Wing Chun, later other Ngo Cho Kun lineages as well as other southern martial arts styles in fact it would be during the 1740’s to 1900’s that we see the birth of hundreds of southern kung fu styles.

In remembrance and honor to these five masters their followers and descendants will commemorate, venerate and remember the history they represent. They will establish the tradition of having a spiritual tablet at their training hall that will represent (1) Tai Cho kung fu representing the Ming (2) Lo Han that represent the Shaolin warrior monk’s fighting skills, loyalty and dedication to the Ming dynasty (3) Guan Nimma goddess of mercy that is venerated by Buddhist and Taoist. (4) Da Mo the monk that introduced Buddhism to China (5) Xan Nu believed to be the female monk that developed the deadly pressure point technique.The spiritual tablets of the five ancestors were located in the center, the master’s spiritual tablet to the left. Students would first bow to the five ancestors, then bow to the master upon entering the training floor.

Altar of the Five Ancestors at Kong Han Martial Art Club in ManilaPhilippines.

As Tai Cho martial art started to spread to the general population the Qing made sure that all martial art schools will be strictly regulated.In order to escaped the prying eyes of the Qing, from getting shut down or attacked by the Qing army, many martial art schools started to hide their anti-Qing sentiments and started to develop coded hand signals and symbolism that only fellow patriots will be able to decipher. One of the hand codes is the hand salute, the right back fist resting on the hand of the left palm.

This hand salute symbolizes the Ming dynasty the close fist is the sun and the open palm the moon, this hand salute translates to the Chinese characters “Ming”. It will later become the standard hand salute of Goh Cho Kun a distinctive feature that will also serve to identify a practitioner is part of the Tai Cho-Ngo Cho Kun lineage or history

Another part of Goh Cho Kun history is the green lion青狮 ritual which was adopted from the southern Taizuquan martial art tradition, unlike all other lion dances, the green lion is neither a dance nor a ceremonial lion it is a ritual, the green lion with its fierce face and sharp saber tooth symbolizes the Qing dynasty清朝 for their brutality and harsh rule, the color green of the lion is because the word green in Fujian dialect minnan hua 閩南語 is pronounce as “tsi” which sound the same as Qing or Ching thus camouflaging the real representation of the green lion also the green representing the Qing’s Green Standard Army “Lüying 綠營” which are deployed in local civilian population acting as constabulary to enforce Qing laws, quell small scale disturbances and minor rebellion. The Ngo Cho Kun warrior that fights the green lion with a martial art weapon symbolizes and reminds them of the struggle of the Han people for freedom. The green lion ritual ends with the green lion being slain that is why up to this day it is very rare to see the green lion performing in ceremonial festivities such as weddings or birthdays.

Today, the green lion no longer represent any form of political or social rebellion; it now represents hope, peace, and unity it is slowly being introduced in festivals and special events as a ceremonial lion.

Later Development of Goh Cho Kun

Taizuquan sometime in the 1700s would become the mainstream martial art in Fujian China with many followers in Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and Xiamen. One of the first well known southern Tai Zu martial art master was Wu Xin (悟心, 1691-1758) it is said that he studied Tai Zu from a former Ming royal family member who in order to escape the Qing authorities converted to become a monk, both of them reside in Dongchan Temple in Quanzhou (东禅寺, Eastern Zen Temple) and it is in this temple that Wu Xin will become an expert Tai Zu master and teach it to many lay people.

Early Tai Zu was during the Song dynasty 960 -1279 AD this Tai Zu is mainly of northern characteristics also known as Long Fist Tai Zu. In 1279 – 1368 The Mongols will successfully conquered China and establish the Yuan dynasty during that time Tai Zu of Song dynasty will fall back and go underground. In 1368 the Mongols will be defeated and China will revert back to Chinese Han control under the Ming dynasty 1368 -1644 AD and Tai Zu kung fu will be reintroduced this time it will be known as Ming Hung Tai Zu with its main characteristics consisting of southern fighting system.

Tai Zu kung fu was developed in honor of the emperor and the dynasty it represent it is an amalgamation of different kung fu system. In 1644 China will fall under another foreign rule this time conquered by Manchurians and the Ming dynasty will be replaced with the Qing dynasty 1644 -1911 and Tai Zu kung fu will go underground once again many Tai Zu masters will seek refuge in temples one such temple was the southern Shaolin temple. Sometime in 1730’s the Qing army will destroy the southern Shaolin temple because of the presence of large number of rebels. Five masters will survive and this five will teach their kung fu skills and history to the general population thus the history of Shaolin and underground resistance against the Qing continues. What these five masters represents will be honored and remembered as the Five Ancestors their descendants and followers will refer their kung fu system as the Five Ancestors Fist or Tai Cho-Ngo Cho Kun the Tai Cho referring to the emperor or dynasty in this case it is the Ming dynasty. And the Five Ancestors will be the representation of these five: Taizu太祖拳, Luohan 羅漢拳, Guanyin 觀音, Damo 達尊, and Xuannu 玄女it was not about specific kung fu style it was about the history and struggle of the Han people against the Qing dynasty.

Later in the 1880’s two great masters Chua Giok Beng and Li Junren will expand and introduced their version of Ngo Cho Kun which will be based on five kung fu styles for Chua Giok Beng it will be the combination of the Song-Tai Cho Kun (long fist), Monkey Fist. Lo Han, White Crane and Da Mo Chua’s version of Ngo Cho Kun will be known as Ngo Cho Kun Ho Yang Pai.五祖拳何阳派. And Li Junren’s version will be known as Yong Chun-Ngo Cho Kun 永春五祖拳 his Ngo Cho Kun will be based on the combination of Ming Tai Cho Kun, Monkey Fist, Yong Chun White Crane, Lo Han boxing and Da Mo.

Thus the origin of Goh Cho Kun was started by a group of Tai Cho Masters in the 1740’s and later development will followed by Goh Cho Kun Ho Yang Pai created by Chua Giok Beng (1880’s) and Yong Chun Goh Cho Kun created by Li Junren (1880’s) all these three their core development were based on the history and legacy of the Ming dynasty and was developed during the Qing dynasty all followed the concept of the Sam Chien, Tein Te Lin Chien and the Green Lion representation. Because of this very closed and shared history all three Goh Cho Kun will be interrelated and in many cases interchangeable and will have heavy influences upon each other. Ho Yang Pai Ngo Cho Kun will have strong presence at Quanzhou area because that is where Master Chua Giok Beng resides while Yong Chun Goh Cho Kun will have strong presence at Yong Chun area where Master Li Junren resides. Both Chua Giok Beng and Li Junren are known to have been very close friends sharing several theories and research in the formulation of their respective Goh Cho Kun.

Kong Han Martial Art Club founded by Dr. Lo Yan Chiu its martial art kung fu lineage is base on the Tai Cho-Goh Cho Kun history.

Was originally from Yongding, Fujian province he would later opened a small Inn within the Yingzhou district of Yingzhou. It is believe that his martial art back ground is both norther and southern Tai Cho Kun. In the later Qianlong period he would later taught martial arts in Zhangzhou (where the martial hall is known as 'Heyang Tang'). His martial arts were renowned for hard power often described as 'jing gang jing' (Diamond hard power). The Taizu Quan style is also sometimes known as Heyang Quan by latter practitioners. One of his outstanding students is Cai Yuming (Chua Giok Beng 蔡玉鳴1853 -1910) he will expand and introduce his version of Ngo Cho Kun into what will be known as Ngo Cho Kun-Ho Yang Pai.

Lo Yan Chiu (盧言秋, 1878-1944) of Tai Cho Goh Cho Kun Lineage

Was born in Quanzhou he started at age 14 studying martial arts with Master Zhuang Dan (庄胆), and then he became a disciple of Kong Po Chiam (公婆詹), of the Tai Cho / Ngo Cho Kun style. He also met and interacted with the famous Sijo Chua Giok Beng and his disciples Master Lim Kui Lu (林九如), Chen Qingming, Tan Kiong Beng and others thus expanding his skills, abilities and knowledge in ngo cho kun. After only 5 years of intense training, Lo Yan Chiu opened his school in 1897 at Wei Tou village, instructing in Ngo Cho Kun and offering medical services.

In 1899, he traveled overseas over nine years to countries including Burma (Myanmar), Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore. He gained great experience and in 1909 returned to Quanzhou. During the turbulent years of 1910-1912, Lo Yan Chiu was involved in the nationalist movement having served as combat instructor and medical officer of the 183rd Div. 19th Route Nationalist Army.

In 1936, the Sino-Japanese war commenced and by urging of his students given his advanced age and his involvement against Japan he relocated to Manila.

In 1937, Lo Yan Chiu setup the Kong Han Athletic Club and taught there. In 1942, Japanese forces occupied Manila which was to end only in 1944 at which time Lo Yan Chiu also passed away. His successor would be his eldest son Lo King Hui (盧慶輝)

At present the legacy of Dr. Lo Yan Chiu and Kong Han Athletic Club is under the leadership of his grandson Headmaster Lo Si Beng 盧思明(Henry Lo) with instructors in the Philippines, Canada, USA, Brazil, Australia and Norway.

Li Junren founder of Yong Chun-Wuzuquan 永春五祖拳

One of the well known temple in Quanzhou that has a record of teaching Tai Zu Quan is the Dong Chan Temple(东禅寺, Eastern Zen Temple) according to their records Li Junren李俊仁 (1849 -1933) started training in martial art at Dongchan Temple 东禅寺 Quanzhou Fujian China in the southern Ming Tai Zu martial art style that was expanded by Grandmaster Wu Xin 悟心in the 1700s. Li Junren would excel in his martial arts and after spending years training he decided to return to his hometown in Yong Chun, Fujian, home of the Fujian-White Crane martial art system. Upon reaching home he continue to train hard until finally he decided to formulate a system that would combine these five martial arts system into one they are (1) Fujian-White crane (2) Monkey fist (3) southern-Tai Zu (4) Lo Han and (5) Da Mo it would be called or refer to as Yong Chun-Ngo Cho Kun永春五祖拳, Yong Chun was the home town of Li Junren where he develop his version of Ngo Cho Kun.

Li Junren will pass his lineage to his nephew Kan Teck Guan and in the mid 1900s Master Kan will establish schools in Singapore and Malaysia.

Kan Teck Guan (1884-1946干德源)was born in Yongchun county, Fujian province. He was an expert of both martial arts and medicine. His martial arts were studied from his uncle (aunty's husband) Li Junren (李俊仁) who had practiced from the Chua Giok Beng line as well as from the martial arts descendant from Wu Xin (悟心) who taught Tai cho martial arts at the Dongchan temple (东禅寺) in the 1730's.

In the early 1900's he moved to Singapore and established a hall for the practice of medicine and teaching of martial arts in 1916. Later he opened other schools in Kuala Lumpur (1918) and Malacca (1927) his children will inherit his legacy the Zhonghua Martial Arts Athletic Association establish by his children in 1988 and today the Zhonghua Sports Club located in Chinatown, Singapore.

At the same time at Quanzhou district Fujian province, another great master, Master Chua Giok Beng (1853 -1910 Cai Yuming) 蔡玉鳴 will be doing the same thing, formulating to expand and improve the same five martial art styles of (1) Fujian White Crane (2) monkey fist (3) Tai Zu Chang Chuan of Song dynasty, (4) Lo Han and (5) Da Mo.

(The local dialect in Quanzhou is called Hokkian or Minnan hua and Ngo Cho Kun is = to Minnan hua which is equivalent to Wuzuquan in Mandarin.)

Chua Giok Beng founder of Ho Yang Pai Ngo Cho Kun五祖拳何阳派 :

Chua Giok Beng (蔡玉鳴1853 -1910) was from Pan Be county, Fujian province his parents were wealthy merchants their wealth allowed him the opportunity to pursue his martial art ambition. His father would hired several expert teachers to train him exposing the young Giok Beng to different martial styles and one of the teachers will be Sijo Ho Yang (河阳) it is said that HoYang was from Honan North China and a Shaolin master it didn’t mentioned what martial art style he taught Chua Giok Beng. Chua was an avid martial artist he was martially talented and was a quick learner he would become a dedicated student to Ho Yang. When his teacher died of old age he escorted Ho Yang’s remains back to Honan, North China and on his way back he decided to travel all over China with one purpose in mind to meet, train and learn from different martial art masters of different martial art styles. After 10 years of traveling and training he went back to Quanzhou and there he started introducing his version of Ngo Cho Kun 五祖拳, Five Ancestors Fist estimated year 1880 it was during his travel in the north that he would be exposed to many northern kung fu style that include Song Tai Cho.

Ming Hung Tai Cho Kun martial art was wide spread in Fujian China most notably in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. Pe Hok (white crane) martial art was also very popular especially in Yong Chun, Fujian province. He would inject great emphasis on Song-Tai Cho instead of Ming Hung Tai Cho in his version of Ngo Cho Kun. Chua Giok Beng version of Ngo Cho Kun will be (1) Song-Tai Cho (2) Monkey Fist (3) White Crane (4) Lo Han boxing and (5) Da Mo exercise his version will be known as Ngo Cho Kun Ho Yang Pai 五祖拳何阳派. He name it Ngo Cho Kun in honor of the five great masters of those martial art systems at the same time it is also possible that he recognized the tradition and history of Tai Cho-Ngo Cho the history and contribution of the Five Masters in introducing martial art to the people. And Ho Yang (河阳) in honor of Master Ho Yang, his best teacher who was instrumental in shaping Chua’s martial art dream and ambition.

Chua Giok Beng will have wide spread interaction with all the known martial art masters in Fujian province this include meeting with Dr. Lo Yan Chiu the founder of Kong Han Martial Art and Grandmaster Li Junren founder of Yong Chun-Ngo Cho Kun.

Tan Kiong Beng (陈京銘)

One of the Ten Tigers of Chua Giok Beng, Master Tan Kiong Beng is famous for his iron palm technique in 1918 he will visit Manila as a healer and in 1935 he will assign his son the young Master Tan Ka Hong to open and operate a Ngo Cho Kun training center in Manila, Philippines. Master Tan Ka Hong (1914 -1990) and associates will name their school Beng Kiam Athletic Club in memory of their Grandmaster Chua Giok Beng. Tan Kiong Beng was also once a martial classmate of Lo Yan Chiu both trained under Master Kong Po Chiam before Tan Kiong Beng join Chua Giok Beng and became his disciple.

Sim Yong Tik (1881-1964沈揚徳,)

Master Sim was the last indoor disciple of Sijo Chua Giok Beng. Master Sim in the 1930s will expand Ngo Cho Kun to Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Quanzhou and Xiamen His Wuzuquan will have strong emphasis on the Pek Hok (White Crane) of Yong Chun system.

Lo Ban Teng (盧萬定1886 -1958

Was originally from Zhangzhou, Fujian whose family ran a Liquor business and was born with a natural talent for martial arts. When he was 23 years old he commenced the study of Wuzuquan with a store owner, Yu Chiok Sam (尤俊岸) who was a disciple of Chua Giok Beng (Cai Yuming). Lo Ban Teng helped with the running of his family Liquor business and had to travel frequently to neighboring areas such as Xiamen and Quanzhou. At the introduction of his teacher he studied with martial uncles Wei Yinnan (魏隐南), Weng Chaoyan (翁朝言) in Xiamen and with Lin Jiuru (林九如 Lim Kui Lu) in Quanzhou. In 1927

Lo Ban Teng moved to Indonesia where he practiced medicine and taught martial arts. He was known not only for his medical skills but for his martial physical strength and his direct, honest and hard to everyone equalitarian character.

Lo Ban Teng was the most influential figure in establishing Chua Giok Beng-Wuzuquan in Indonesia. One prime emphasis of his lineage is to breathe right to develop a hard blow as well as the ability to bear the hard blow of an opponent. During his whole life Lo deepened his martial arts by watching attack and defense behaviors of domestic animals, such as roosters, in fights. The adapted movements include shouting, shuddering of the body in delivering blow, and tensing the body in receiving blow. In fact, one of his favorite techniques was “Hen Flapping Her Wing ( Kee Bo Ceng Sit)” in which an incoming punch is simultaneously countered by disjointing the attacker’s elbow.

Lo Ban Teng will pass his skills and legacy to Lim Tjoei Kang (林粹刚 1896-1966 fk Lin Cuigang) and Kwik Tjong Thay (郭种泰 1916 -2001, Guo Zhongtai) Lim Tjoie Kang was a student and a nephew of Lo Ban Teng and an adopted son of Sim Yong Tik. At present the Lo Ban Teng Wuzuquan is still being taught in Indonesia by several disciples and has branch out to Germany and USA.

Bai Yufeng (白玉峰) the Northern Wuzuquan

Bai Yufeng was a 14th century famous northern Shaolin martial art master according to an article written by Dr Yang, Jwing-Ming is that base on northern Shaolin records, Bai Yufeng was a Shaolin master who adapted the Shaolin name Qiu Yue Chan Shi he will combine the Five Animal system into one (1) Tiger (2) Crane (3) Snake (4) leopard and (5) Dragon they will be called Wu Xing Quan 五形拳. According to the book Shaolin Temple Record, he developed the then existing 18 Buddha Hands techniques into 173 techniques. Not only that, he compiled the existing techniques contained within Shaolin and wrote the book, The Essence of Five Fist無極五拳. This book included and discussed the practice methods and applications of the Five Fist (Animal) Patternsalso known as Wu Quan 五拳.

It will be no surprise that during the fall of the Ming dynasty many followers and descendants of Bai Yi Feng will follow the immigration together with many of Ming loyalist to South China in the 17th century that would eventually affect their martial art system getting influence and adapting to southern system that include incorporating Yong Chun White Crane, Southern Tai Cho and Southern Lo Han from Five Animal Fist to Five Ancestors Fist.

In the early 1960s the late Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong from Malaysia, after his good friend and disciple Grandmaster Yap Ching Hai convince him to publicly reveal his Ngo Cho Kun system that is descended from the Bai Yufeng lineage GM Chee will agree and start to teach it to the general public.Presently the Chee Kim Thong Pugilistic Society with headquarters’ in Malaysia is the only known descendant of the Bai Yufeng-Ngo Cho Kun.Just like there exist the northern Shaolin and southern Shaolin, a northern Martial Art and southern Martial Art each distinctly having their own history, in Ngo Cho Kun it will be the same the existence of a northern and southern Ngo Cho Kun.

The Bai Yufeng-Ngo Cho Kun existence in Fujian was so secretive that the only known existing grandmaster was GM Lin Xian who according to the writings of the CKT Society, was that GM Lin Xian taught the late GM Chee Kim Thong sometime in the 1930s their system of Wuzuquan; in fact GM Chee Kim Thong would be his only known student and inheritor of what is to be Bai Yufeng-Wuzuquan.

From 1880 – 1960 the Ngo Cho Kun Ho Yang, Tai Cho-Ngo Cho Kun and Yong Chun-Ngo Cho Kun were the only known Ngo Cho Kun in the Fujian Martial Art community, in the early 1960s the Bai Yufeng-Wuzuquan lineage that was revealed through the efforts of the late GM Chee Kim Thong of Malaysia who has kept their lineage secret for decades will be accepted as another part of the Ngo Cho Kun history.

What made Wuzuquan such an outstanding martial art system; is that it is able to adapt to the martial art environment and keep up with the ever changing times.Wuzuquan can now be express and identify base on following:

Tai Cho- Goh Cho Kun

Ho Yang Pai-Goh Cho Kun

Yong Chun-Goh Cho Kun

Bai Yu Feng-Goh Cho Kun

All these four are express also as Goh Cho Kun 五祖拳.

Goh Cho Kun will have a significant influence also in the development of Japanese martial arts most notably Okinawa karate.

The legacy of Ngo Cho Kun has now expanded world wide with schools in Europe, North America, South America and Asia, epitomized and unified under the International South Shaolin Wuzuquan Federation headquarter at Quanzhou, FujianChina.